Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1922 — Page 3

FITTING TINY TOTS If (here is any time twixt the cradle and (he grave when the human foot needs careful fitting it is when (he foot is growing. Many a deformed foot in elderly people was started with an ill fitting lirst pair of shoes in babyhood. If your little ones are experiencing any (rouble in learning to walk bring them here. Charlie Voglewede FITS FEET U MAZTA-I. . . ,

♦♦++♦+♦++++++♦++ • ABOUT TOWN * Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Mary Falk of Ft. Wayne visited friends in Decatur Sunday. Bill Linn was a Fort Wayne visitor last evening. Rev. Conant and song leader, Clark, held a meeting in the club room at the General Electric at noon today. Hermit Dowen of near Bobo spent the morning in this city on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Miller and Rowena and Kenneth Miller spent Sunday at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. John Railing northeast of the city. Lawrence Franklin of east of the city spent Sunday evening in this city. Cleo Magley of north of the city visited with friends in this city last evening. Leo Lengerich of southwest of the city attended to business here this morning. * Mr. and Mrs. William Alfather, Mr. and Mrs. Gregg McFarland and J. D. McFarland motored to Fort Wayne yesterday, F. C. Geimer of west of the city spent the day in Decfttur on business. M. Grote of west of the city looked after business in this city today. J. D. McFarland made a business trip to Lima this morning. C. C. Brown of east of the city was a business caller here this morning. Almond Shafer of Bobo spent the day in this city on business. Vane Thompson spent last evening visiting with friends in Berne. *

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Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards returned this morning to their homo at Leipslc, Ohio after spending the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith of Detroit spent Sunday in tho city with Mrs. C. R. Hammell and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dowling and children of Fort Wayne spent Sunday in the city with the Thomas Dowling and Mrs. B. J. Terveer families. Mrs. B. T. Terveer and son, John have returned home from the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wavno. Mrs. Edgar Kilbourne of Fort Wayne visited in the city Sunday with her mother, Mrs. U. Deininger and family. A meeting of the Decatur Industrial Association will bo held this evening at 7:30 at the Industrial rooms. Ray McCollum and wife, Miss Madeline McCollum and Earl Conner and son, Jack motored to Geneva Sunday where they visited with relatives and friends. O. V. Dilling and daughter. Fern, of Kirkland township spent tho day in this city. H. V. Beuchanan and sons, Claud and Ralph, of Wiltshire, Ohio, were business visitors in this city today. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Moser and daughter, Marcella of Berne, Indiana were among this morning’s shoppers in this city. Mr. and Mrs. John Rider of Monroeville attended to business in this city today. Mr. and Mrs. James Glick and daughter, Nora, of Monroe township spent the day in this city on business.

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Henry llrockineyer of Madison township, Allen county was a business visitor here this afternoon. O. L Vance and C. A. Dugan returned Saturday evening after a two weeks rest at Mt. Clemmons, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Oates and daughter, Lillie, of Wren, Ohio, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Everett of this city. m Chester Brushwiller Is In this city for a short visit with his brother, Walter Brushwiller. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dailey and children, Maryette and Harry, returned yesterday to their home at Paulding, Ohio, after spending the week end at the Dal Hower home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tecple and son, Hick, returned to their home in Fort Wayne after spending tho week end with relatives in this city. The Misses Jireno Gregory, Leona Hunsicker, and Messrs. David Hensley and Don Hunsicker spent last evening in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Hunsicker motored to Romo City yesterday to get their cottage ready for tho summer. Ishmael Macy returned to South Bend last night after spending the week end with his parents in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Saurer of Murkle spent yesterday in this city with ’Mrs. Saurers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cole. John WemhofT of Fort Wayne spent yesterday in this city with his mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. Mrs. William Barrone and Mrs. Ed. Barrone of Union township spent the day shopping in this city. Harry Staley of the Durkin garage made a busniess trip to Portland this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Palmer spent Sunday with relatives in Lima, Ohio. Helen Niblick returned yesterday to Cleveland, Ohio, after spending last week as the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Macko of Preble spent the day in this city on business. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirkson from north of the city were business visitors here today. Misses Hattie Bleeke and Velma Walters attended the Walther League rally at the Concordia college gym in Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Porter and Mrs. Velma McGill motored to Parker, Indiana Saturday afternoon. Charles Teeple spent the week end with liis family at his cottage at Rome City. NO verdictTn TRIAL OF BURCH Jury in Trial of Arthur C. Burch Again Disagreed on His Fate linltrd PreitN Staff t'orrmponilrnt Los Angeles, Calif., May 32 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —For the second time a jury lias failed to agree of the fate of Arthus C. Burch. At 10:15 today the jury reported disagreement after deliberating more than sixty hours and was discharged by Judge Reeve. Burch was oil trial for the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy. The vote on the final ballot stood 7 fo* acquittal and 5 for conviction.. The jurors upon their release stated that five ballots only were taken during their long session. The first ballot stood 6 to G, shifting to 7 to 5 on the subsequent ballot.

MAY DEMAND THE DEATH PENALTY For Clara Gibson Carl, Alleged Feminine Blue heard, On Trial Now I'nllril VrvxM Stnlf Corrcspmiileut Shelbyville, Ind., May 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The death penalty for Clara Gibson Carl alleged feminine blue beard, will be askod by the state according to indications today in the examination of talesmen. One of the questions put to each prospective Juror was whether he had any conscious exemption to capital punishment. Defense attorneys asked each whether lie objected to the derftli penalty on circumstantial evidence. The woman is charged with poisoning her second husband, Frank Carl and his father, Alonzo, who lined with them, in, an attempt to obtain their property. Exhumation of the bodies revealed traces of arsenic in their intestines. Robert Gibson, the first husband, died from a cause similar to that which killed the other two men and arsenic was also found in his stomach. . —e $ —$ —$ —WANT ADS EARN—$ —$ —$

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Wm. Stucky and family moved into the Dr. Parrish home Thursday. O. L. Heller and family moved from the Adam Pease property into the Dr. Parrish building. A few of the west end ladies presented Mrs. Parrish with a beautiful flower basket filled with bowers as a token of esteem in which she was held by them. Dr. Parrish was presented with a “Parrot.” Ernest Egley, F. H. Tablett, Ilarvo Bovine, George Smith, Wm. Hendricks, Joseph Krick, were among those who left for Sturgis, Mich., this week. Mrs. Leo Scherer of Niles, Ohio, arrived hero Wednesday on an extended visit with friends and relatives at this place, also at Berne, and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Weehter at New Castle, Ind. The following friends entertained Dr. and Mrs., Parrish and daughter, Miss Mary, before leaving for their new home: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hendricks, Sunday dinner; Mrs. Ida M. Bollinger, dinner Tuesday; W. S. Smith, supper Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Noffsinger were visitors of their daughter, Mrs. H. D. Ost.erman and family, at Fort Wayne Wednesday. Mrs. M. F. Parrish and daughter, Mary, left here Wednesday morning for Sturgis, Michigan, w'here they will mako their future home. Dr. Parrish will join, them next Monday. A quiet wedding took place on Thursday evening when Mr. Clyde Noffsinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Noffsinger and Miss Mary Bowman were united in marriage. There is still one more surprise in store for you. John Smith went to Rome City yesterday to open up his cottage for the summer.

DUROC PIG CLUB IS PROGRESSING Several Boys and Girls are Preparing to Join Contest Soon Work on tho Adams County Duroe Pig Club, which is being carrlod on by tho Adams County Duroc Breeders' Association in co-operation wit It tho county agent, is progressing very nico according to reports which came from the county agent's office today. Twelve hoys and girls have now sent in cards to the county agent stating that they luivo their pigs ready to he weighed up and started in the contest on June Ist. There are several other good prospects who have not, as yet, sent in their applications but it is expected they will do so within a short time. Some of the members have already separated their pigs from the remainder of the herd and are getting them on feed in order to have them start tile feeding contest in good shape. Any hoy or girl who is interested In the pig club should get in touch with the county agent or with some mem her of the Duroc Breders’ Association. —, * SAMUEL FUHRMAN DECLARED REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN ROOT TOWNSHIP iN RECOUNT An official re-count of the ballots cast in Root township for the Republican nomination for township trustee was held in the circuit court this afternoon before Judge Moran. The election was contested by James C. Darkless, who was defeated by Samuel Fuhrman, whoso majority was nine votes. In the recount eight ballots which were thrown out in tho first count, because of alleged improper marking, wore counted today. Eight of them were for Mr. Harkless and the other three for Mr. Fuhrman, making the majority for Mr. Fuhrman four votes instead of nine. The official vote acording to the recount, gave Mr. Darkless 69 votes and Mr. Fuhrman 73. MANY ATTENDED THE COMMUNION SERVICES HERE (Continued from page one) per, John Dowling, Francis Wertzberger, Ambrose Meyer, Oscar Lengerich, Francis Coyne, Edward Lengerich, George Loshe, Albert Kruse, John Kruse, James Murphy and Richard Baker. The girls in the class were: Magdalina Schmitt, Bernice Sorg, Winifred Arnold, Isabelle Neptune, Helen Lengrich, Helen Staub, Clara Coyne and Patricia Teeple. Father Seimetz delivered a beautiful sermon, his subject being the frequent receiving of Holy Communion. In the afternoon services were also held at which the communicants and thirty-four others who made their solemn last year renewed their baptisimal vows. * — AMERICAN LEGION MEETING A meeting of the American Legion members will be held at the hall Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Business of importance relative to the Decoration Day celebration will como up and all members are request ad to be present 120-Ut

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